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1803 European Coin, Please Help

ACCTeamACCTeam Posts: 11
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Hello,

My son and I were metal detecting in this area where we found the following items. About 23 or so musket balls, 8 military buttons, 1830 5 cent piece and ( the 1803 European piece in question ). The PICs are not that great but for people who are familiar with this kind of coin, it should not be a problem.

I could only make out some of the words. Starting on the front...on the right side, along the edge it reads:
DEI . GR


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On the back of coin...I cant make out words. I might be hard to see in pic but there is what looks like a kings crown in the center of coin and its ontop of what looks like a shield. On the inside of the shield, there are 4 small icons/images. Each corner/section of the shield, gets one of the images.

My son was the one who found this piece and he is very interested in finding out what it is. Thank you in advance for taking the time to help us out.


Jon

Comments

  • rwhiterwhite Posts: 326 ✭
    It's an 1803 1 Real minted in Mexico City. image
    -Ryan-
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the Darkside!! And congrats on such a cool find!

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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • RickeRicke Posts: 677 ✭
    AKA 'a bit'
  • GDJMSPGDJMSP Posts: 799 ✭


    << <i>It's an 1803 1 Real minted in Mexico City. image >>



    Almost - it's a half reale.
    knowledge ........ share it
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,737 ✭✭✭✭✭
    GDJMSP got it image

    2Kopeiki

    8 Reales Madness Collection
  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    A coin Lewis and Clark (and Thomas Jefferson) were very familiar with!
  • ACCTeamACCTeam Posts: 11
    Hello,

    Thank you everyone for taking the time to help me out with this one. Is it strange at all to find this coin in brooklyn, ny....seeing how it came from mexico???




    Thanks again,

    Jon
  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    Not really unusual at all to find a Spanish-Colonial silver coin buried in New York. Spanish Colonial silver coins were the primary silver coins used in the United States up until at least the 1830's-- even though the United States was striking silver coins of her own by 1803.
  • ROBERTBROBERTB Posts: 1,016


    << <i>Hello,

    Thank you everyone for taking the time to help me out with this one. Is it strange at all to find this coin in brooklyn, ny....seeing how it came from mexico???




    Thanks again,

    Jon >>



    Jon,
    Are you kidding me. New York is full of things from Mexico.image
    Everything I write is my opinion.

    Looking for alot of crap.
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